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ARTICLE-12
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Prisoners of war
may only be
transferred
by the
Detaining Power
to a
Power
which is a
party
to the
Convention
and after the
Detaining Power
has satisfied itself of the willingness and ability of such transferee
Power
to apply the
Convention
. When
prisoners of war
are
transferred
under such
circumstances
,
responsibility
for the
application
of the
Convention
rests on the
Power
accepting them while they are in its
custody
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
may only be
transferred
by the
Detaining Power
to a
Power
which is a
party
to the
Convention
and after the
Detaining Power
has satisfied itself of the willingness and ability of such transferee
Power
to apply the
Convention
. When
prisoners of war
are
transferred
under such
circumstances
,
responsibility
for the
application
of the
Convention
rests on the
Power
accepting them while they are in its
custody
. ...
... Nevertheless if that
Power
fails to carry out the
provisions
of the
Convention
in any
important
respect
, the
Power
by whom the
prisoners of war
were
transferred
shall, upon being notified by the
Protecting Power
, take effective
measures
to
correct
the
situation
or shall
request
the
return
of the
prisoners of war
. Such
requests
must be complied with. ...
ARTICLE-46
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... The
transfer
of
prisoners of war
shall always be effected
humanely
and in
conditions
not less
favourable
than those under which the
forces
of the
Detaining Power
are
transferred
.
Account
shall always be taken of the
climatic
conditions
to which the
prisoners of war
are accustomed and the
conditions
of
transfer
shall in no
case
be prejudicial to their
health
. ...
... The
Detaining Power
shall
supply
prisoners of war
during
transfer
with sufficient
food
and
drinking water
to keep them in good
health
, likewise with the necessary
clothing
,
shelter
and
medical attention
. The
Detaining Power
shall take adequate
precautions
especially in
case
of
transport
by
sea
or by
air
, to ensure their
safety
during
transfer
, and shall draw up a complete
list
of all
transferred
prisoners
before their
departure
. ...
ARTICLE-47
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Sick
or
wounded
prisoners of war
shall not be
transferred
as long as their
recovery
may be
endangered
by the
journey
, unless their
safety
imperatively demands it. ...
... If the
combat zone
draws closer to a
camp
, the
prisoners of war
in the said
camp
shall not be
transferred
unless their
transfer
can be carried out in adequate
conditions
of
safety
, or if they are exposed to
greater
risks
by remaining on the spot than by being
transferred
. ...
... If the
combat zone
draws closer to a
camp
, the
prisoners of war
in the said
camp
shall not be
transferred
unless their
transfer
can be carried out in adequate
conditions
of
safety
, or if they are exposed to
greater
risks
by remaining on the spot than by being
transferred
. ...
ARTICLE-64
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... 2. The payments made to the
prisoner
in
cash
, or in any other similar form; the payments made on his behalf and at his
request
; the sums
transferred
under Article
63
, third paragraph. ...
ARTICLE-65
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... When
prisoners of war
are
transferred
from one
camp
to another, their
personal
accounts
will follow them. In
case
of
transfer
from one
Detaining Power
to another, the monies which are their
property
and are not in the
currency
of the
Detaining Power
will follow them. They shall be given
certificates
for any other monies standing to the
credit
of their
accounts
. ...
ARTICLE-81
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Prisoners
'
representatives
who are
transferred
shall be allowed a
reasonable time
to acquaint their
successors
with current
affairs
. ...
ARTICLE-97
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...
Prisoners of war
shall not in any
case
be
transferred
to penitentiary
establishments
(
prisons
,
penitentiaries
,
convict
prisons
, etc.) to undergo
disciplinary punishment
therein. ...
ARTICLE-126
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Representatives
or
delegates
of the
Protecting
Powers
shall have
permission
to go to all
places
where
prisoners of war
may be, particularly to
places of internment
,
imprisonment
and
labour
, and shall have
access
to all
premises
occupied by
prisoners of war
; they shall also be allowed to go to the
places
of
departure
, passage and arrival of
prisoners
who are being
transferred
. They shall be able to
interview
the
prisoners
, and in particular the
prisoners
'
representatives
, without
witnesses
, either personally or through an
interpreter
. ...
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